| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Joseph Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ray Richardson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Conger (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Todd (fresh) 4 pts. C - Raul Martinez (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ralph Petrey (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Green (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Bass (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jeffrey Mifflin (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Ellis Dorman (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass inbounds the ball | 38-46 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Michigan State | Ellis Dorman is fouled on the floor by Andrew Todd - foul #1 on Andrew Todd, team foul #1 | 38-46 |
| 19:24 | Michigan State | Ellis Dorman is fouled on the floor by Raul Martinez - foul #3 on Raul Martinez, team foul #2 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Iowa | Floyd Stone (SF) Raul Martinez | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 19:12 | Michigan State | Michael Conger denies the turnaround by Jeffrey Mifflin | 38-46 |
| 19:11 | Iowa | Michael Conger gets the rebound | 38-46 |
| 19:05 | Iowa | Michael Conger can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-46 |
| 19:04 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin snags the defensive board | 38-46 |
| 18:47 | Michigan State | Ray Richardson is called for the reach on Thomas Green - foul #2 on Ray Richardson, team foul #3 | 38-46 |
| 18:19 | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey makes the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Jeffrey Mifflin out of the doubleteam | 38-48 |
| 18:11 | Iowa | Michael Conger clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-48 |
| 18:10 | Michigan State | Ellis Dorman pulls down the rebound | 38-48 |
| 17:57 | Michigan State | Ellis Dorman travels with the ball | 38-48 |
| 17:39 | Iowa | Daniel Bass steals it from Andrew Todd | 38-48 |
| 17:36 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin slams it home set up by Daniel Bass | 38-50 |
| 17:27 | Iowa | Andrew Todd misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-50 |
| 17:26 | Michigan State | Ellis Dorman snags the defensive board | 38-50 |
| 17:09 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 38-50 |
| 17:08 | Iowa | Floyd Stone grabs the board | 38-50 |
| 16:50 | Iowa | The short jumper by Michael Conger is denied by Daniel Bass | 38-50 |
| 16:48 | Michigan State | Ellis Dorman gets the rebound | 38-50 |
| 16:31 | Michigan State | Joseph Walker is called for the reach on Ralph Petrey - foul #2 on Joseph Walker, team foul #4 | 38-50 |
| Subs | Iowa | Andrew Irons (PG), John Basnight (SG) Ray Richardson, Floyd Stone | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Edward Sugg (PG), John Stokes (SG), Earl Stanton (SF), Frank Davis (C) Ralph Petrey, Thomas Green, Daniel Bass, Ellis Dorman | |
| 16:15 | Michigan State | Edward Sugg drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jeffrey Mifflin | 38-52 |
| 16:01 | Iowa | Andrew Todd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-52 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Andrew Irons (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Basnight (fresh) SF - Joseph Walker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Andrew Todd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Conger (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Edward Sugg (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Stokes (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Earl Stanton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Mifflin (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. C - Frank Davis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:46 | Michigan State | Edward Sugg buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by John Stokes | 38-55 |
| 15:41 | Iowa | John Stokes steals it from John Basnight | 38-55 |
| 15:15 | Michigan State | Edward Sugg loses the ball out of bounds | 38-55 |
| Subs | Iowa | Ray Richardson (SG), Floyd Stone (SF), George Kincade (PF), Raul Martinez (C) John Basnight, Joseph Walker, Andrew Todd, Michael Conger | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey (PG), Daniel Bass (SF) Edward Sugg, Earl Stanton | |
| 14:56 | Iowa | Andrew Irons clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-55 |
| 14:55 | Michigan State | Frank Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 38-55 |
| 14:37 | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Daniel Bass | 38-58 |
| 14:29 | Iowa | Raul Martinez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-58 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Green (SG), Don Ross (PF), Ellis Dorman (C) John Stokes, Jeffrey Mifflin, Frank Davis | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 14:08 | Michigan State | Thomas Green's pass is intercepted by Raul Martinez | 38-58 |
| 13:54 | Iowa | Ray Richardson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-58 |
| 13:53 | Michigan State | Don Ross snags the defensive board | 38-58 |
| 13:29 | Michigan State | Thomas Green works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 38-58 |
| 13:27 | Michigan State | Thomas Green snags the offensive board | 38-58 |
| 13:05 | Michigan State | Floyd Stone takes the ball from Daniel Bass | 38-58 |
| 13:02 | Iowa | Ray Richardson dunks the ball set up by Floyd Stone | 40-58 |
| 12:36 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-58 |
| 12:34 | Iowa | Raul Martinez gets the rebound | 40-58 |
| 12:29 | Iowa | Andrew Irons buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-58 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:12 | Michigan State | Don Ross drills a jump hook from the baseline set up by Ralph Petrey | 43-60 |
| 11:54 | Iowa | George Kincade's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-60 |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Walker (PG), John Basnight (SG), Michael Conger (SF), Andrew Todd (PF) Andrew Irons, Ray Richardson, Floyd Stone, George Kincade | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Edward Sugg (PG), John Stokes (SG), Earl Stanton (SF), Jeffrey Mifflin (PF), Frank Davis (C) Ralph Petrey, Thomas Green, Daniel Bass, Don Ross, Ellis Dorman | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Joseph Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Basnight (fresh) SF - Michael Conger (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andrew Todd (fresh) 4 pts. C - Raul Martinez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Edward Sugg (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Stokes (fresh) 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Earl Stanton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Mifflin (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. C - Frank Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Michigan State | John Stokes scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Frank Davis | 43-63 |
| 11:34 | Iowa | Michael Conger makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Joseph Walker | 46-63 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:16 | Michigan State | Earl Stanton comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 46-63 |
| 11:14 | Iowa | Joseph Walker pulls down the rebound | 46-63 |
| 10:59 | Iowa | Michael Conger hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 46-63 |
| 10:57 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin pulls down the rebound | 46-63 |
| 10:28 | Michigan State | Edward Sugg is hacked by Joseph Walker - foul #3 on Joseph Walker, team foul #5 | 46-63 |
| Subs | Iowa | Andrew Irons (SG), George Kincade (PF) John Basnight, Andrew Todd | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Green (SG), Daniel Bass (SF) John Stokes, Earl Stanton | |
| 10:10 | Michigan State | Michael Conger blocks the short jumper by Frank Davis | 46-63 |
| 10:08 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Raul Martinez | 46-63 |
| 09:48 | Iowa | Michael Conger hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 46-63 |
| 09:46 | Iowa | Joseph Walker hits the follow up shot | 48-63 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:23 | Michigan State | Thomas Green shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-66 |
| 08:58 | Iowa | Joseph Walker hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Raul Martinez | 50-66 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:47 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin can't finish the layup | 50-66 |
| 08:45 | Iowa | George Kincade grabs the board | 50-66 |
| 08:27 | Iowa | Joseph Walker knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Andrew Irons | 53-66 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:21 | Michigan State | Frank Davis misses badly on the uncontested shot from the right wing | 53-66 |
| 08:20 | Iowa | The rebound goes to George Kincade | 53-66 |
| 07:58 | Iowa | Joseph Walker misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-66 |
| 07:56 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Mifflin | 53-66 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Joseph Walker (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Andrew Irons (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Conger (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - George Kincade (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Raul Martinez (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Edward Sugg (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Green (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Bass (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jeffrey Mifflin (tiring) 15 pts. 8 reb. C - Frank Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:51 | Michigan State | Edward Sugg misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the right wing | 53-66 |
| 07:50 | Iowa | Joseph Walker pulls down the rebound | 53-66 |
| 07:46 | Iowa | Joseph Walker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-66 |
| 07:45 | Michigan State | Frank Davis pulls down the rebound | 53-66 |
| 07:31 | Michigan State | Frank Davis is fouled on the floor by Andrew Irons - foul #1 on Andrew Irons, team foul #6 | 53-66 |
| Subs | Iowa | Ray Richardson (SG), Floyd Stone (SF), Andrew Todd (PF) Andrew Irons, Michael Conger, Raul Martinez | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey (PG), John Stokes (SG), Earl Stanton (SF), Don Ross (PF), Ellis Dorman (C) Edward Sugg, Thomas Green, Daniel Bass, Jeffrey Mifflin, Frank Davis | |
| 07:18 | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 53-66 |
| 07:16 | Iowa | Ray Richardson gets the rebound | 53-66 |
| 07:09 | Iowa | Andrew Todd is hacked by Earl Stanton - foul #3 on Earl Stanton, team foul #1 | 53-66 |
| 06:57 | Iowa | Andrew Todd lays it up and in | 55-66 |
| 06:37 | Michigan State | Earl Stanton drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-69 |
| 06:22 | Iowa | John Stokes takes the ball from Joseph Walker | 55-69 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:55 | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Ray Richardson - foul #3 on Ray Richardson, team foul #7 | 55-69 |
| Subs | Iowa | Andrew Irons (PG), Michael Conger (SF), Raul Martinez (C) Joseph Walker, Floyd Stone, George Kincade | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Green (SG), Daniel Bass (SF), Jeffrey Mifflin (PF) John Stokes, Earl Stanton, Don Ross | |
| 05:55 | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey misses the 1st free throw | 55-69 |
| 05:55 | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey makes the 2nd free throw | 55-70 |
| 05:46 | Iowa | Andrew Irons misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-70 |
| 05:45 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass grabs the board | 55-70 |
| 05:24 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Jeffrey Mifflin, team foul #2 | 55-70 |
| 05:04 | Iowa | Andrew Todd can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 55-70 |
| 05:02 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass pulls down the rebound | 55-70 |
| 04:34 | Michigan State | Thomas Green double dribbles | 55-70 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Basnight (SG), George Kincade (PF) Ray Richardson, Andrew Todd | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Edward Sugg (PG), Don Ross (PF) Ralph Petrey, Jeffrey Mifflin | |
| 04:19 | Iowa | Michael Conger misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-70 |
| 04:17 | Iowa | Andrew Irons grabs the offensive board | 55-70 |
| 03:58 | Iowa | Michael Conger hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-70 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Andrew Irons (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Basnight (fresh) SF - Michael Conger (fresh) 22 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - George Kincade (tiring) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Raul Martinez (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Edward Sugg (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Green (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Bass (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Don Ross (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ellis Dorman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Michigan State | Ellis Dorman travels with the ball | 58-70 |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Walker (PG), Ray Richardson (SG), Floyd Stone (SF) Andrew Irons, John Basnight, Raul Martinez | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey (PG), John Stokes (SG), Earl Stanton (SF), Jeffrey Mifflin (PF) Edward Sugg, Thomas Green, Daniel Bass, Ellis Dorman | |
| 03:12 | Iowa | Ray Richardson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Joseph Walker | 61-70 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:59 | Michigan State | Earl Stanton clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-70 |
| 02:58 | Michigan State | Don Ross tips it in | 61-72 |
| 02:41 | Iowa | Joseph Walker misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 61-72 |
| 02:40 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin snags the defensive board | 61-72 |
| 02:40 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-72 |
| Subs | Iowa | Andrew Todd (PF), Raul Martinez (C) Floyd Stone, George Kincade | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Green (SG), Daniel Bass (SF), Frank Davis (C) John Stokes, Earl Stanton, Don Ross | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:13 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Andrew Todd - foul #2 on Andrew Todd, team foul #8 | 61-72 |
| Subs | Iowa | Andrew Irons (PG), John Basnight (SG), Floyd Stone (SF) Joseph Walker, Ray Richardson, Raul Martinez | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ellis Dorman (C) Frank Davis | |
| 02:13 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass misses the 1st free throw | 61-72 |
| 02:13 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass makes the 2nd free throw | 61-73 |
| 01:57 | Iowa | Andrew Irons can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 61-73 |
| 01:56 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass pulls down the rebound | 61-73 |
| 01:38 | Michigan State | Andrew Todd is called for the reach on Ellis Dorman - foul #3 on Andrew Todd, team foul #9 | 61-73 |
| Subs | Iowa | Raul Martinez (C) Michael Conger | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 01:38 | Michigan State | Ellis Dorman misses the 1st free throw | 61-73 |
| 01:38 | Iowa | Andrew Todd snags the defensive board | 61-73 |
| 01:22 | Iowa | Andrew Irons is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Andrew Irons, team foul #10 | 61-73 |
| 00:57 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jeffrey Mifflin | 61-75 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Iowa | Andrew Todd can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Daniel Bass - foul #1 on Daniel Bass, team foul #3 | 61-75 |
| 00:51 | Iowa | Andrew Todd makes the 1st free throw | 62-75 |
| 00:51 | Iowa | Andrew Todd makes the 2nd free throw | 63-75 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 63-75 |
| 00:23 | Iowa | Raul Martinez gets the rebound | 63-75 |
| 00:16 | Iowa | Andrew Irons scores on a jumper from the left side | 65-75 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey runs out the clock | 65-75 |